Regardless of where you stand on gun control, I think we can all agree that no amount of legislation will impact carelessness.

In the past week alone, we have reported on three separate incidents of local children shot who had access to a gun. Because gun control is in the news right now, we have been hearing from responsible gun owners. And by responsible, I mean gun owners who ensure their firearms are locked up whether in a case or with gunlock; who store their guns separate from their ammunition and those who make sure that only properly trained, responsible people have any access to their gun.

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While there are stories of those who use their firearms to divert tragedy, sadly, the vast majority of gun-related stories are those in which a gun has been accessed by someone who should not have access.

If you have a gun, you alone have the ability to ensure that it is safely stored. If each gun owner did so, gun-related stories of tragedy would be far less than they are today.